cnéow

Part of speech: noun
Gender: neuter
Stem: -wa-
1. knee; 2. generation (also cnéo)
Etymology
[Mod E KNEEProt-Germ *knewan; Goth kniu; O Fris knī, knē; O Sax knio; Dt knie; OHG knio, kniu (Mod G Knie); O Icel kné (Mod Icel kné, hné) ← Indo-Europ *ġneu-, *ġenu-; Hitt gēnu-; Sanskr jānu-; Anc Gr γόνυ; Lat genu]
Paradigm

1.1.1. (c) -wa- stem

(subtype of -a- stem nouns)

-wa- stemmed nouns are represented by two versions:
(a) nouns with a vowel before the stem-forming suffix (þéow-); and
(b) nouns having a consonant before the stem-forming suffix (bearw-):

masculine gender

(a)

nouns, -wa- stem, masculine gender
þéow
(servant)
singular plural
nominative þéow, þéo þéowas
genitive þéowes þéowa
dative (instrumental) þéowe þéowum
accusative þéow, þéo þéowas

(b)

nouns, -wa- stem, masculine gender
bearu
(grove; wood)
singular plural
nominative bearu, bearo bearwas
genitive bearwes bearwa
dative (instrumental) bearwe bearwum
accusative bearu, bearo bearwas

neuter gender

(a)

nouns, -wa- stem, neuter gender
tréow
(tree)
singular plural
nominative tréow, tréo tréow, tréo
genitive tréowes tréowa
dative (instrumental) tréowe tréowum
accusative tréow, tréo tréow, tréo

(b)

nouns, -wa- stem, neuter gender
searu
(device; craft; trick)
singular plural
nominative searu, searo searu, searo
genitive searwes searwa
dative (instrumental) searwe searwum
accusative searu, searo searu, searo